CA2316242C - Dynamic automatic gain control in a hearing aid - Google Patents
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- CA2316242C CA2316242C CA002316242A CA2316242A CA2316242C CA 2316242 C CA2316242 C CA 2316242C CA 002316242 A CA002316242 A CA 002316242A CA 2316242 A CA2316242 A CA 2316242A CA 2316242 C CA2316242 C CA 2316242C
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| PCT/DK1997/000598 WO1999034642A1 (en) | 1997-12-23 | 1997-12-23 | Dynamic automatic gain control in a hearing aid |
Publications (2)
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| CA2316242A1 CA2316242A1 (en) | 1999-07-08 |
| CA2316242C true CA2316242C (en) | 2003-10-28 |
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| CA002316242A Expired - Fee Related CA2316242C (en) | 1997-12-23 | 1997-12-23 | Dynamic automatic gain control in a hearing aid |
Country Status (9)
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| US (1) | US6628795B1 (da) |
| EP (1) | EP1059016B1 (da) |
| JP (1) | JP3670962B2 (da) |
| AT (1) | ATE218028T1 (da) |
| AU (1) | AU739344B2 (da) |
| CA (1) | CA2316242C (da) |
| DE (1) | DE69712801T2 (da) |
| DK (1) | DK1059016T3 (da) |
| WO (1) | WO1999034642A1 (da) |
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| US7333623B2 (en) | 2002-03-26 | 2008-02-19 | Oticon A/S | Method for dynamic determination of time constants, method for level detection, method for compressing an electric audio signal and hearing aid, wherein the method for compression is used |
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| DE102006007779B4 (de) * | 2006-02-20 | 2008-07-10 | Infineon Technologies Ag | Filterbank-Anordnung und Signalverarbeitungs-Vorrichtung |
| EP1773099A1 (en) * | 2006-05-30 | 2007-04-11 | Phonak AG | Method and system for providing hearing assistance to a user |
| DE102006051071B4 (de) | 2006-10-30 | 2010-12-16 | Siemens Audiologische Technik Gmbh | Pegelabhängige Geräuschreduktion |
| DK2445231T3 (da) * | 2007-04-11 | 2013-09-16 | Oticon As | Høreapparat med binaural kommunikationsforbindelse |
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| DK2335427T3 (da) * | 2008-09-10 | 2012-06-18 | Widex As | Fremgangsmåde til lydbehandling i et høreapparat og et høreapparat |
| US8284971B2 (en) * | 2008-11-21 | 2012-10-09 | Envoy Medical Corporation | Logarithmic compression systems and methods for hearing amplification |
| WO2011069504A1 (en) | 2009-12-09 | 2011-06-16 | Widex A/S | Method of processing a signal in a hearing aid, a method of fitting a hearing aid and a hearing aid |
| JP5531988B2 (ja) * | 2011-03-03 | 2014-06-25 | 株式会社Ｊｖｃケンウッド | 音量制御装置、音量制御方法、および音量制御プログラム |
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| DK2795924T3 (da) | 2011-12-22 | 2016-04-04 | Widex As | Fremgangsmåde til at drive et høreapparat og et høreapparat |
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- 1997-12-23 DE DE69712801T patent/DE69712801T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-12-23 DK DK97950008T patent/DK1059016T3/da active
- 1997-12-23 WO PCT/DK1997/000598 patent/WO1999034642A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1997-12-23 EP EP97950008A patent/EP1059016B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-12-23 CA CA002316242A patent/CA2316242C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DK1059016T3 (da) | 2002-09-09 |
| ATE218028T1 (de) | 2002-06-15 |
| US6628795B1 (en) | 2003-09-30 |
| DE69712801D1 (de) | 2002-06-27 |
| CA2316242A1 (en) | 1999-07-08 |
| JP3670962B2 (ja) | 2005-07-13 |
| EP1059016A1 (en) | 2000-12-13 |
| AU5311998A (en) | 1999-07-19 |
| JP2002500494A (ja) | 2002-01-08 |
| AU739344B2 (en) | 2001-10-11 |
| WO1999034642A1 (en) | 1999-07-08 |
| EP1059016B1 (en) | 2002-05-22 |
| DE69712801T2 (de) | 2002-11-07 |
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Legal Events
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKLA | Lapsed |
Effective date: 20161223 |